Analysis of bowel cancer outcomes for the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program

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This report presents a comparison of the mortality outcomes and cancer characteristics for two populations: those invited to screen in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) in 2006–2008, and those of a similar age who had not been invited to screen in that time period. Of the 2006–2008 bowel cancer diagnoses in these two groups, non-invitees were found to have a 15% higher risk of dying from bowel cancer than NBCSP invitees, and bowel cancers diagnosed in non-invitees were more likely to be at a more-advanced stage. These outcomes demonstrate that the NBCSP is contributing to reducing morbidity and mortality from bowel cancer in Australia.

ISBN: 978-1-74249-667-2

Cat. no: CAN 87

Pages: 68

Findings from this report:

In invitees diagnosed with bowel cancer, the risk of bowel cancer death was over 2 times as high in non-participants

Of those not diagnosed with bowel cancer in the 2 years following their screen, 93% had a negative screening result

Of those diagnosed with bowel cancer within 2 years of their screen, 83% had received a positive screening result

Bowel cancers in non-invitees had 38% higher odds of being more advanced than those diagnosed in NBCSP invitees